Sunday, December 31, 2017
New Years Eve Oahu
A L O H A !
Iolani Palace, Honolulu Link
"Maybe this year, we ought
to walk through the rooms
of our lives not looking
for flaws, but looking
for potential."
Ellen Goodman
By Night.
A demonstration of "electric light"
was given by Thomas Edison
at Iolani Palace,
on the night of
July 26, 1886.
Old Pali Highway: Lovely, Lonely, Haunted
"If we opened our minds
to enjoyment, we might
find tranquil pleasures spread
about us on every side.
We might live with the angels
that visit us on every sunbeam,
and sit with the fairies who
wait on every flower."
Samuel Smiles
"Drop the last year
into the silent limbo
of the past.
Let it go, for
it was imperfect,
and thank God
that it can go."
Brooks Atkinson
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Thank You
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Saturday, December 30, 2017
If You Know Where To Look
A L O H A !
"Set wide the window,
let me drink the day."
Edith Wharton
California Scrub Jay
"Hear! hear!" screamed the jay
from a neighboring tree,
where I had heard a
tittering for some time,
"winter has a concentrated
and nutty kernel, if you
know where to look for it."
Henry David Thoreau
" Success is following
the pattern of life
one enjoys most. "
Al Capp
"In the sweetness of friendship
let there be laughter, and
sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of
little things the heart finds
its morning and is refreshed."
Khalil Gibran
Linking to
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Friday, December 29, 2017
Let's GO [to] Waikiki
A L O H A !
Let's start with the
first thing visitors know:
Diamond Head, and the Beach itself.
But there's SO much more!
After almost 30 years living there,
I have seen a lot of change, a
lot of things that seem eternal,
and lots being missed!
Like the sea turtles feeding
in shallow surf, in
plain view to nearby
in shallow surf, in
plain view to nearby
visitors who never
notice them.
notice them.
"There are no record
companies in Waikiki."
Bruno Mars
[Local fellow,
played "Little Elvis"
in shows at the hotels
as a boy when I was
driving my taxi back
in the day. . . .
. . . . . . in Waikiki. . . ]
"Hawaii is paradise.
It sounds cheesy to say it,
but there's music
in the air there."
Bruno Mars
While the visitors
watch the sunset,
I always watched them.
They count their
Hawaii sunsets.
I always figured
that there were many
many more coming my way.
But life makes other
plans sometimes,
and even happy change
can give as well
as take. I plan on
watching & photographing
each sunset of my
visit home to
Honolulu this Winter.
Honolulu this Winter.
I'm not EXACTLY a snowbird,
since I was local for decades,
buried family in the islands
and saw others born.
I'm going to see my Ohana [Link]
which includes dear friends
who are more bruddahs and sistahs.
I will listen to the clouds & sky,
commune with the land,
BE among the
people of Hawaii.
And I will eat at
Zippy's.
favorite growing up!
Just for few days.
And both flights
of the round trip
will be homeward bound.
MOST CURIOUS!
Dusk in Waikiki is
ALWAYS MAGIC.
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ဪဪဪဪဪဪဪ
playing in my heart:
Mahalo FRIEND
for Hanging Out!
Warm Aloha,
cloudia
You can read about my early days in Waikiki
by reading my little Hawaii novel:
"Aloha Where You Like Go?"
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Happiness Can Grow
A L O H A !
"Happiness can grow
from only a
little contentment."
Pygmy Proverb
"Life doesn’t have to be
perfect to be wonderful."
Annette Funicello
"A good laugh is
sunshine in the house."
William Makepeace Thackeray
Linking to
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Warmly, cloudia
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Your Mirror
A L O H A !
"Today is a new day...
Make a pact with
yourself to not be
defined by your past."
Steve Marboli
"I learned to give not
because I have much...
But because I know
exactly how it feels
to have nothing."
Unknown
"A loving person lives
in a loving world. A
hostile person lives
in a hostile world.
Everyone you meet
is your mirror."
Ken Keyes Jr.
Linking to
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
UnBox Blessing
A L O H A !
Thank YOU
Friend!
Wishing You the
Eye of the Eagle to
soar above human
defects and see truth
Good Day To Get Out Of The Box [bring dogs]
The past is passed.
Illusions evaporating.
Change, the order of the day
New relations percolating
Illusions evaporating.
Change, the order of the day
New relations percolating
'Boxy' Da Boxfish
"Just love others and
you will worry less about
what they think of you.
Pixie IN a Box
We walk around
fighting over our
clashing illusions.
Let's WAKE
together instead!
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia & pixie
Monday, December 25, 2017
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Christmas in the Air
A L O H A !
"May you have the
gladness of Christmas
which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas
which is peace;
The heart of Christmas
which is love."
Ada V. Hendricks
"Remember, if Christmas
isn’t found in your heart,
you won’t find it
under a tree."
Charlotte Carpenter
"It is Christmas
in the heart
that puts Christmas
in the air. "
W. T. Ellis
"It is Christmas every time
you let God love others
through you.
Mother Teresa
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Handle Not Tangle
A L O H A !
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"Nothing we learn
in this world
is ever wasted."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"Fall in love
with someone
who’s comfortable
with your silence."
Clairabelle Ann
You can handle
What Is;
But never
tangle with
What If.
Linking to
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Warmly, cloudia
Friday, December 22, 2017
Oh YEAH!
A L O H A !
"Morning is nature's way of saying:
Live life one more time,
make a difference,
touch one heart,
encourage one mind
and inspire one soul."
Ash Sweeney
"The less people know,
the more stubbornly
they know it.”
Osho
"We spend our days waiting
for the ideal path to appear in
front of us but what we forget is
that, paths are made by
walking, not by waiting."
Anonymous
Linking To:
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Warmly, cloudia